(a) From the defining property of the δ function,
∫−∞∞δ(x)f(x)dx=f(0)
for any function f, prove that
(i) δ(−x)=δ(x)
(ii) δ(ax)=∣a∣−1δ(x) for a∈R,a=0,
(iii) If g:R→R,x↦g(x) is smooth and has isolated zeros xi where the derivative g′(xi)=0, then
δ[g(x)]=i∑∣g′(xi)∣δ(x−xi)
(b) Show that the function γ(x) defined by
γ(x)=s→0lims(1+ex/s)2ex/s
is the δ(x) function.